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Table 1 Diagnosis codes for adverse event identification

From: Identification and cost of adverse events in metastatic breast cancer in taxane and capecitabine based regimens

Adverse event type

ICD-9 code(s)

Anemia

281, 283, 284, 285

Arthralgia

719.4x

Elevated Bilirubin

277.4

Constipation

546.0x

Diarrhea

007, 009.x, 787.91, 564.5

Dyspnea

786

Edema

782.3

Fatigue

780.7x

Infection

0001.xx-018.xx, 030.xx-041.xx, 050.xx-057.xx, 110.xx-118.xx, 070.xx-079.xx, 130.xx-136.xx, 400.xx-486.xx, 045.xx-049.xx, 995.91, 995.92

Injection site reaction

999.39

Leukopenia

288.8, 288.9

Elevated liver enzymes (AST, ALT)

790.4

Myalgia

729.1

Nausea/vomiting

780.0x, 780.52

Neutropenia

288.0x

Peripheral neuropathy

337.0x, 337.1, 356.x, 357.x

Pharyngitis

462

Pyrexia

780.6x

Rash

693.0, 708.8, 708.9, 782.1

Stomatitis

528.0x

Thrombocytopenia

287.4, 99.05

  1. ICD-9 International Classification of Diseases version 9.